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Table 4 Associations between blood lead level and stunting status

From: Stunting is associated with blood lead concentration among Bangladeshi children aged 2-3 years

 

Unadjusted for Clinic Site

Adjusted for Clinic Site and Maternal Depression

 

OR

CI

OR

CI

Blood Lead Level

Umbilical Cord Blood

0.98

0.95–1.01

0.97

0.93–1.00

20–40 months

1.12

1.02–1.22

1.15

1.00–1.33

Mother's Proteina

0.60

0.44–0.80

0.7

0.42–1.14

Mother's Education

0.78

0.63–0.96

0.71

0.53–0.94

Mother's Weightb

0.99

0.96–1.01

0.99

0.95–1.02

HOME Scoreb

0.96

0.89–1.03

0.97

0.88–1.06

Maternal Depressionb

0.97

0.89–1.06

Smoke Exposure

0.82

0.58–1.17

0.94

0.59–1.51

Mother's Height

0.94

0.91–0.97

0.93

0.88–0.97

Average Water Manganese

1.00

1.00–1.00

1.0

1.00–1.00

Average Water Arsenic

1.00

1.00–1.00

1.0

1.00–1.00

Clinic Site

 Sirajdikhan

reference

 

 Pabna

0.57

0.27–1.18

  1. aA measure of mother's protein was derived from frequency (times consumed per week) of fish, meat and egg consumption
  2. bThese measurements were taken at enrollment of the mothers, which occurred at approximately 18 weeks into their pregnancy